Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 897 | 767 | 619 | 638 | 414 | 306 | 243 | 191 | 151 | 131 | 154 | 129 | 120 | 130 | 123 | 151 | 232 | 283 | 198 | 196 | 269 | 390 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:39AM1.98m | 4:10PM2.12m | 4:32AM1.98m | 5:01PM2.07m | 5:24AM1.95m | 5:52PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM-0.04m | 10:28PM0.05m | 10:47AM-0.02m | 11:20PM0.05m | 11:40AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  |  | |
 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 26 | 531 | 414 | 306 | 243 | 191 | 151 | 131 | 154 | 129 | 120 | 130 | 123 | 151 | 155 | 151 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 186 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 8 | 67 | 29 | 26 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 104 | 232 | 283 | 198 | 196 | 269 | 390 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 51 | 25 | 57 | 28 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 50 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 897 | 767 | 619 | 638 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 163 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest